RICHMOND, Virginia — Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security after a whistleblower alleged federal employees improperly accessed state voter lookup systems while searching for noncitizen voters.
Jones said Thursday that the activity could violate several Virginia election laws, including rules limiting access to voter information. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Jones said Virginia’s voter lookup tools require users to attest under penalty of law that they are accessing their own records. He also directed DHS to preserve access logs, training materials and related communications.
The whistleblower report, released by Democratic Senate leaders, alleges U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employees were given less than two hours of training and instructed to review lists supplied by DHS for possible “unlawful voters.” Employees were reportedly expected to examine about 40 people per day.
DHS has defended its broader effort to identify noncitizen voting, while the Trump administration has argued that citizenship checks are necessary to protect election integrity. Federal officials have also sought detailed voter information from numerous states, though several related efforts have faced court setbacks.
Jones asked DHS to stop any unauthorized access while Virginia reviews whether state law was violated.
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